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  • January 25, 2013 at 8:40 pm #36460
    Charles148
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    I am involved in EMS (emergency medical services) and sometimes the latin phrase “ex his manibus salus” is used as a slogan.
    Usually it is translated as ‘from these hands comes salvation/health’ in english.
    I have made shirts with this on it, and am in the process of having shirts made for St. Patrick’s day, is there anyone here who could help translate this into Irish that conveys the same message?

    January 25, 2013 at 9:13 pm #43182
    aonghus
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    Bronnann na lámha seo sláinte

    Wait for proofreaders!

    January 28, 2013 at 1:40 pm #43193
    Onuvanja
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    That’s a hard one. Don’t know if you could say something like “seo an lámh bhisigh”?

    January 28, 2013 at 2:11 pm #43194
    aonghus
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    The only place I have seen bisigh used as an adjective is
    bliain bhisigh – leap year.

    January 28, 2013 at 3:10 pm #43195
    Séamus
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    The only place I have seen bisigh used as an adjective is
    bliain bhisigh – leap year.

    Nach raibh deoch bhisigh agat riamh taréis oidche ar ragairne ?

    January 28, 2013 at 3:11 pm #43196
    aonghus
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    Ní raibh, ach bheadh ciall leis.

    January 29, 2013 at 2:57 pm #43199
    aonghus
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    Scríobh mé “na lámha” (éiginnte) mar gur scata a bheadh i gceist seachas duine aonair.

    January 29, 2013 at 3:01 pm #43201
    aonghus
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    Bheadh ciall leis sin ar t-léine ceart go leor, ach sílim go mbíonn an mana ar Otharchairr & araile freisin.

    January 29, 2013 at 3:07 pm #43204
    aonghus
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    “ex his manibus salus”

    January 29, 2013 at 3:11 pm #43206
    aonghus
    Participant

    seo, uimhir iolra.

    January 29, 2013 at 3:24 pm #43208
    aonghus
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    Cinnte: ach má tá “na lámha seo” maith go leor do Bhíobla Má Nuad, tá sé maith go leor domsa!
    😉

    “á a fhios agaibh féin gurb iad na lámha seo a choinnigh riar ár gcáis liom féin agus le mo chompánaigh” (Gníomh. na nAspal)

    January 29, 2013 at 9:05 pm #43213
    An Lon Dubh
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    A Charmanaigh, Cad iad na gearánta a dh’airís mar gheall ar Bhíobla Uí Fhiannachta?

    January 31, 2013 at 7:30 pm #43216
    Héilics Órbhuí
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    I can’t find fault with aonghus’s original suggestion.

    January 31, 2013 at 9:53 pm #43219
    Onuvanja
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    I feel it would somehow sound more “Irish” to leave “hands” out of it altogether. What about “Muide a thabhairfaidh sla/n thu/” (WE will save you)? After all, it’s an emergency service.

    Sorry about the absence of diacritics!

    January 31, 2013 at 10:47 pm #43220
    Héilics Órbhuí
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    However, the “hands” is really an integral part of the original slogan. It’s actually the one word I WOULDN’T leave out if I were rendering it in a different language…

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